Great story! Love hearing all of these great stories from back in the 80's.

George Sewitt was head of security for Kiss in late 70's, early 80's, he wasn't their road manager as he has claimed, and was unceremoniously fired by them. He took on Vinnie Vincent & later on he represented Ace Frehley & Peter Criss during their lean years in the 90's (Bad Boys Of Rock&Roll Tour '95). He caused major problems for both when they reunited with Kiss & was part of the reason Ace fell out with Gene & Paul again. He has been accused of ripping off multiple artists under his roster. And Vinnie's own band left him & took the new record deal as Slaughter, where they initially had far greater success than Invasion. Vinnie's own band were embarrassed by him & it's been documented Vinnie treated Mark Slaughter very poorly during his tenure. Ironically Slaughter are still around & they seem grateful for the few fans they have left. As you probably know Vinnie burned all his bridges in the industry & even ripped off his own few die-hard fans & supporters he has left by taking their money for pre-orders of merchandise & a box-set that has never been released. His recent appearance last weekend at the Creatures Fest 2022 (organized by an super-rich Kiss mega-fan, the only people who would still attempt to book Vinnie for performances) was bizarre & he could not find a group of musicians willing to be his supporting band. He played a ridiculous guitar solo for 40 minutes, and even when he appeared with the other ex-Kiss members later it was on his terms, playing to a backing tape & standing on a platform high above the rest. He has always been delusional & has become a joke amongst the general Kiss Army, but forgotten by the world at large. LA Guns have their own dysfunctionality with 2 versions of the group (Steve Riley & Kelly Nickels in one, Tracii Guns & Phil Lewis in another, Mick Cripps isn't involved with either) with constant mudslinging in the press. Not the most professional conduct. But I guess they are still going in some form. Interesting road story! Hope to hear more, good luck with the channel

As a member of a touring glam/hair band back in the late 80’s/early 90’s (Lazarus - Demon Doll Records) I can attest to the bickering between bands and being broke. Touring is a constant juggling act, especially for an unsigned band. The overhead (sound/lighting production, crew, fuel, room(s), etc.) eats up a considerable amount of money from show to show to where a band is almost stuck out on the road just to fulfill contractual obligations. As with the recording side of the business, everybody else is making more money than the artists in most cases. We starved out on the road but we never looked and sounded better! 😂😂😂

Great story! I heard that VV Invasion were tough to get along with. One of the reasons Mark Slaughter formed his own band

My man, tell ALL your stories! This is great stuff. Truly

i would definitely buy your book! keep the videos coming.

Vinnie Vincent is from my hometown Bpt Ct I also worked for L.A. Guns

Awesome man, I love to hear these kind of stories, as a kid of the 80's (13 to 23 during the 80's decade) it great to see behind the scenes...keep on keepin on...peace

I soon as I saw the title of this video I hit subscribe.... hadn't even watched the video yet!!!... hahahaha... I love this kinda stuff....keep these stories coming!!... cheers from Canada!!!

This is awesome love this cant wait for more stories!!

Just found the channel. Awesome love it all

I love to hear stories like that great video!

Can't wait for the book 🤘🏼

Your channel is one of the best on KZfaq!!! Thanks for sharing your wonderful memories!!! xoxo The Clarences

These really are great stories. Life on the road, as I used to glamorize when I was a kid, is so much different in reality apparently! Playing in a cover band with a guy who toured extensively, I always pick his brain. He said they used to watch Groundhog Day, every night on the bus, because they were living it! 😂 Anyway, great video, glad to see you stuck up for your band, that’s says a lot. Those old mag light flashlights were nasty! 😂😂 looking forward to many more tales of the road. Have a great Thanksgiving

Hey, this is a great idea for a channel. I've not heard that kind of story before and it just adds more flavor to what was going on back then that only an Insider could tell. Just subbed.

Everybody over 60 should have a "Before I forget" channel..😂

Great detail Mike. Bobby Rock (VVI's drummer) has his take on this story in his book The Boy is Gonna Rock. He puts both sides pretty reasonably, and lays it out in the context of all of the tension within the VVI band, who had basically already split and were fulfilling tour commitments without communicating with each other. Vinnie & Sewitt were doing similar underhand tricks on his own band

Thank you for sharing. ROCK AND ROLL!!

Going down the Before I Forget rabbit hole...Great stories. Vv is truly the most self destructive person in the industry, which speaks VOLUMES!...AND I saw L.A. Guns at the Waters Club in San Pedro (I think in '88) (opening band was unsigned band named Warrant 😲) Other than U, me, and they guys in the bands, we were the only males in that building. All I remember were females EVERYWHERE!!! Killer fucking night!!! -J.s.

Great story, thanks for sharing!

L.A. GUNS Rock !! Love them 🇺🇸 Actually Like Them Over G&R ... 🇺🇸

It takes somebody special to make Gene Simmons look humble and down to earth. Vinnie Vincent accomplishes just that. When Vinnie announced in the mid-nineties that he was going to release a box set of unreleased material, there were plenty of takers. Vinnie took their money and ran. That Box set never came out. Now, when Gene Simmons released a box set called "The Vault" he actually came by and delivered the thing himself. Because he always acknowledged that if it hadn't been for the fans, he never would have gotten where he is now. Yeah, Gene Simmons DOES have an ego, but he's not hypocritical about it, in fact he can laugh about. "Damn right I'm an egomaniac and be honest aren't I the biggest egomaniac you ever saw?" How can you not love an attitude like that?

Great stories..

these stories are so amazing....love hearing you peel back the curtain.

I wonder if the next show was supposed to be in green bay. My friends and I had tickets. We got the the venue ( Riverside ballroom) . There was a sign on the door saying the show was canceled. No explanation. I heard later that the VVI band was in town. Staying at the holiday in. But no LA Guns. I've always wondered what happened? Now I know. Thanks for sharing your story. 😊

I just finished with your latest, tour manager. Video. Man, that is great insight to being on the road, sounds very similar to throwing a back yard keg party, when you have to kick everybody out, except the people you want there. As far as the after party. But, stuff i never thought about being on the road. No sleep would be the toughest part. Peace from Stillwater, Oklahoma

I adore your videos man

At least the band handled their business instead of letting themselves be treated like ......

Please share as much as you can, we in the industry can always learn! I'm into good (strange load in) scenarios. Hard to load in areas and how you made it happen!? Thank you bro!!

Great story. Hilarious. The Invasion couldn’t handle Vinnie. Shame. Those 2 albums are classics.

Oh god I couldn’t even imagine how pissed Kelly would’ve been in that moment, especially after everything else, that guy was a jerk! Great story, thanks for posting!

Well... it comes to this? L.A. Guns are playing tiny clubs and Vinnie is sitting at home making money to do nothing.

Great story my man. Vinnie was is a one of a kind pick and treats everyone badly. LA Guns is still still one of my favorites and still deliver a great show. I don't know how you guys held it together for four days without giving Vinnie a proper beating to put him in his place! Great one man, keep the stories coming. Stay well brother.

It hard to believe that these guys opened for ACDC and there no money! Would ve great fo hear soem atories abiut that. Things were different in those days im sure

Haha! Great story! Yeah Vinny Vincent is strange one that’s for sure.😅🤦🏼‍♂️

Ues Bogarts Cincinnati I was there hell yes

Just started watching your stuff and I love it !! You need a movie and get the guys on it and y’all can tell the whole sex drugs and rock n roll life !!

Great story

Sub. I love these stories. I’ve read all kinds of musician books. Bobby Rock (his version of this story), Sammy Hagar, Stevie Ray Vaughan, Ronnie James Dio, both books out on Van Halen, Ted Templeman, Bernie Marsden, Steve Lukather, Ace Frehley, Peter Criss, Paul Stanley, etc, etc. When’s your book coming out? I’ll definitely buy it. 🤙🏼

Corky Gunn!!! Keep the stories coming. Hope the book happens!

Thoroughly enjoyed this. I was close to LA Guns and several others and actually lived across the street from Franklin Plaza for years. You mentioned your IG page ... could you please put a link for it? I can't seem to find it. Thank you!

My Band Tuff Luck was on the Card for a show it was scheduled for Taylorville Il at Nashville North, we were supposed to be the opening band and Vinny's Band left no room for LA Guns let alone an opening Band. I thought the 2 Bands were going to get into that Night. We had talked to the members from LA Guns they were cool Vinny was a Complete D Bag all he had to do was move their Equipment back a foot and we would of made it work.

Rock n roll gold

Please turn the phone sideways before recording!

Any Rick James stories. Why not ask lol

Did you do the gigs opening for Def Leppard?

.......then when the 2 bands parted paths..........................l.a.guns couldnt get along with l.a. guns........................ and v.v.i. couldnt get along with v.v.i.

Vinnie Vincent is like one of the worse personalities in show business back then and nowadays didn’t changed so much , honestly I used to like his work from the past but after all these sick tales from a lot of people in show business I can’t have any sympathy for him as an artist or person! Hey dude, I love your channel!

More videos please!

Is this Corky Gunn from the band Sweet Pain? They put out one album on Combat records I believe. I'll have to look . I still have the album. That guy was the road manager for L.A Guns. A NY city DJ. Worked for Combat Records. They wanted a Glam band on the roster and talked him into singing. Kelly Nickels , LA Guns fame, was in this band. Actually L.A. Guns used a song of Sweet Pains on their first self titled album. Corky Gunn had a good raspy voice. They had the connections. But the label didn't promote and push this band like they should have. I'm pretty sure this is the guy . It all adds up. If you are Corky talk about your band. If not, my mistake and I like your content . Cheers.

This was a funny story. I may have met you back in '88, but wouldn't expect you to remember. A buddy of mine was friendly with Tracii and was bringing him some bootleg concert videos on VHS for him to watch. This was in Council Bluffs, Iowa at a club called Fat Jaks. He and I came on the bus for a few minutes (we were both 17 and pretty pumped to be on a tour bus). I don't remember much other than that some of the guys were playing cards, which I thought was funny because I expected Led Zep levels of debauchery. Were you the TM at that time?

what up brother its big fst loyd from abilene texas

That's so crumby! Screwing with your stage show is so rude and disrespectful. ! It's crazy that Vinnie's crew were trying to haze LA Guns. They were blowing up in '88. I was in 10-years old, and had their cassette, and they were in all the rock magazines. I'm sure 75% of the audience were LA Guns fans!

VV is his own worst enemy. He's pissed away a slew of memories and potential gigs

VV did 2 albums and two tours with kiss

Any good phil lewis stories

I remember going to the Norfolk,Va show and learning that LA Guns were not on the tour. I was so disappointed but heard what happen from the opening band’s drummer. Vinnie has serious issues. Sad since he’s pretty talented in his own way.

Do you ever talk to any of the band ?

co headlining and vinny in the same sentence.....enough said where this story will go

Just subscribed I love your Instagram

Interesting story. I'm unable to find you on Instagram however. Lots of Before I Forgets. None of them are you it seems.

This is PURE GOLD! I've always heard Vinnie's ego was on another level. Having another talented guitarist, in Tracii playing on the same stage, must have been more than he could bear LOL. As Gene would say "Being one myself and a self-certified A$$hole, when I tell you VV is an A$$hole, trust me - he's an A$$hole, very talented but impossible to work with".

I wonder who Tracii despised more: Vinnie Vincent or Richard Black?

I love this shit lol

Do NOT go thru a publisher for your book. Do it yourself, as I have done. It's waaaay better and you'll make 10x the money easily. If you don't believe in yourself and your own project/audience, no one else will. There are many other reasons. Just do it...

Funny after all these years LA Guns are still touring and creating great music Checkered Past is as good as anything LA Guns did in the early days and Vinnie is a broken man a broke man I assume he is still a man 🤣

When you're a jerk like Vinnie Vincent it quickly catches up with you and then nobody want anything to do with you

Did I read the time LA Guns beaten up a guy from Vincent's crew? Wow attacked by a bunch of girls haha

Just let me know something: how many years ago did it happen? Everybody knows how difficult was to deal with VV at that point, but what´s the meaning of your post after 34 YEARS?

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Hey bro I like the Hoodie I live near Abiquiu i was there just yesterday 😊 anyway these videos are so cool thanks..🎸🎛🥁🤘🍺